QUESTION TEXT: Helen: It was wrong of my brother…
QUESTION TYPE: Identify the Conclusion
CONCLUSION: Mark was wrong to lie.
REASONING: It’s morally wrong to say something false.
ANALYSIS: If Helen’s premises are true, then she’s made a good argument. Mark was wrong to lie, because lying is always wrong. (It’s a bit of a circular argument, she needs to support the idea that lying is always wrong.)
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- Helen’s conclusion was stronger than this. Mark did not tell his mother the truth and he was wrong to have lied.
- This is part of Helen’s argument, but her point was that Mark was wrong to lie.
- This isn’t it. Mark’s wasn’t stopped by events outside his control – he just forgot to go.
- CORRECT. It was wrong for Mark to tell his mother he had an accident, because it was a lie and lying is wrong.
- This is a premise in Helen’s argument. But her main point is that Mark was wrong to lie.
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